15

Assistant- is, therefore gradually assuming more normal
proportions and offers greater scope for supervision.

Building of Veterinary
hospitals.

31. Many hospitals are still located in unsuitable,
temporary or hired buildings. The Dis-
trict Boards concerned are being in-
duced to provide buildings on the lines
of the approved standard plans according as funds are avail-
able.

It is hoped with the help of Government grant-in-aid
for the construction of new veterinary hospitals, that
suitable buildings will be provided at many of these places
in the course of the next few years.

Government grant-in-aid.

32. Steps have been taken to impress upon District
Boards concerned the importance of
utilizing without unnecessary delay, the
Government grant, together with their own contributions
on the construction of new rural veterinary hospitals or on
improving the existing ones.

The following is the detailed distribution of the Govern-
ment grant-in-aid during the year under report :—

Rs.

1.

Hissar .. .. ..

10,000

2.

Rohtak .. .. ..

4,000

3.

Karnal .. .. ..

15,000

4.

Ambala .. .. ..

7,500

5.

Kangra .. .. ..

15,000

6.

Ludhiana .. .. ..

5,000

7.

Ferozepore .. .. ..

5,000

8.

Lahore .. .. ..

5,000

9.

Amritsar .. .. ..

5,000

10.

Gujranwala .. .. ..

5,000

11.

Sheikhupura .. .. ..

5,000

12.

Jhelum .. .. ..

9,000

13.

Attook .. .. ..

7,250

14.

Mianwali .. .. ..

3,750

15.

Jhang .. .. ..

8,500

10.

Multan .. .. ..

5,000

17.

Dera Ghazi Khan .. .. ..

5,000

Total ..

1,20,000